Chapter 160: Fifty Thousand Undercover Plans

Hearing Lu Xun's words, everyone was in an uproar, and the public opinion in the court today was almost one-sided, everyone was criticizing the monarchs and ministers of Shu, and everyone advocated turning their faces with Shu. Coldly heard that someone supported the sending of 50,000 young adults to Shu, and then Lu Xun was angry, and the hall was like a boiling pot, and there was a sound of criticism, but this time the object of criticism became Lu Xun.

"Lu Xun, you traitor, do you know what you are doing? You are betraying the interests of the country! ”

"Uncle Yan, Hugh is messing around, this matter is a matter of importance, how can it be child's play."

"Lu Xun, are you a spy sent by the Shu Kingdom, how dare you speak for the Shu Kingdom so blatantly, what benefits did they give you?"

"Never give in, and vow to fight the tyrant of Shu Han to the end."

"We must not be cheap for those insatiable Shu people."

Looking at the ministers in the hall who were accusing him, Lu Xun's face was still unwavering, he knew that it was difficult for him to get the support of these people, and now his reputation was not enough to convince the public, and he couldn't cover the sky with one hand, not to mention that this matter didn't need too many people to know, so he couldn't convince these people.

So when Lu Xun and other ministers were tired of scolding and denouncing their voices became quieter, they took the opportunity to say to Sun Quan: "Your Majesty, please move to the imperial study, Weichen has something to discuss with the king alone." ”

Lu Xun's words attracted a burst of angry scolding and crusade from the ministers, and many people scolded him for not understanding the rules, and wanted to leave the ministers aside and discuss with the king alone. Some people scolded him for being an old man, and dared to take the initiative to ask the king to talk to him alone. His obvious rejection of everyone was also collectively rejected by everyone.

Lu Xun turned a deaf ear to everyone's reprimands, ignoring whether he would offend people, just continued to bend over, staring at Sun Quan without blinking. Maybe Sun Quan was moved by his determined eyes, maybe because Lu Xun married Sun Ce's daughter, the two sides are very close relatives, Sun Quan's trust in Lu Xun is still very high, and in the end he actually agreed to Lu Xun's request.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's not early today, and there will be no result from this discussion, so it's better for you to go back to lunch first, and by the way, think about what a good solution there is, and let's discuss it again tomorrow to see how we can better solve this matter and retreat."

Although the ministers were surprised that Sun Quan would agree to meet Lu Xun alone, it was indeed close to noon, and everyone was already hungry, so everyone walked out of the hall and dispersed.

In Sun Quan's royal study, Sun Quan gave Lu Xun to sit down and speak, and after Lu Xun thanked him, he knelt on the cushion, and a little eunuch cooked tea and soup for the two of them.

"What did Bo Yan mean by what he said in the main hall before?" Sun Quan asked.

"Your Majesty, the ambition of the little emperor of Shu is well known, but how can Xun not know. However, the state of Shu is powerful, if it cannot meet its requirements, then give people the truth, and the state of Shu will have an excuse to attack our country, and our army is now losing YanzhΓ²ng, and it is difficult to recover its strength for a while, and it is really difficult to resist the full force of Shu. Lu Xun said.

"Then Yi Boyan's opinion is to succumb to the obscenity of Shu and let them take what they want from our country?" When Sun Quan heard this, his eyes became cold, revealing a murderous aura, and he said angrily.

"Yes and no, Xun has a strategy to ensure that the little emperor of Shu can't eat and walk around." Lu Xun still said unhurriedly.

Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard this, and some of his dissatisfaction with Lu Xun just now suddenly disappeared, and the expression on his face immediately changed one hundred and eighty degrees, from the harshness of winter to the warmth of spring: "Bo Yan has any clever plan, come quickly." ”

Lu Xun looked at Sun Quan's melting smile like ice and snow, and still said with a look of pampering and humiliation: "If Shu asks for young and strong, we will give them to them, give them in full, not only give them young and strong, but also select the best young and middle-aged people from the army to give them." ”

"Bo Yan, there are not many elite soldiers in the army, if you pick out 50,000 young and middle-aged soldiers, most of the remaining may be old, weak, sick and disabled, so that the combat effectiveness of our army will be even lower. Why don't you find some old, weak, sick and disabled people from the people and send them to Shu? ”

Before Lu Xun could finish his plan, Sun Quan was in a hurry when he heard him say that he would draw 50,000 elites from the army and send them to Shu State, and when he was nervous, he interrupted Lu Xun's words regardless of etiquette.

"Your Majesty, Xun's plan must be implemented by the elite of these 50,000 troops." Lu Xun said.

"You mean......" Hearing this, Sun Quan seemed to understand a little, after all, he was not a fool, otherwise he would not have been praised by Cao Cao: "Giving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou".

"That's right, we just want to select the elite of 50,000 troops to send to Shu as a baggage transport team. Since ancient wars, the three armies have not moved grain and grass first, and the importance of baggage transport teams can be seen. What do you think, if this important link is in our hands, what will be the consequences? ”

When Sun Quan heard this, his eyes rolled suddenly, and he understood Lu Xun's strategy, and couldn't help but stroke the yellow whiskers under his chin and look up and laugh.

Lu Xun's strategy was very simple, that is, to send the elite of the 50,000 army to Shu by pretending to be strong men. When the Shu State used these 50,000 strong men as a baggage team, it was equivalent to 50,000 elite soldiers of Eastern Wu lurking in the rear of the Shu army. Baggage transportation is a very important part of warfare, and this is the same in all eras.

If there is a problem with logistics, it can often make the difference between victory and defeat in a war, and such examples abound. There are also many examples of attacking the enemy's grain route to reverse the trend of the war, not to mention far away, let's just say that in the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao relied on fire to burn the black nest and burn the grain and grass of Yuan Shaojun's army, and finally won the victory.

If the elite of the 50,000 Eastern Wu army lurked in the baggage team of the Shu army, and when the Shu and Wei wars reached a critical juncture, they would turn against each other, and the Shu army would not only face a situation of running out of food and ammunition, but also be attacked by Wei and Wu, and it would be really difficult to predict what the consequences would be.

"Your Majesty, the only army that Shu can fight is Liu Chan, which is like a pro-army, and if it succeeds this time, it will definitely wipe out this firearms army, and it is not impossible to even capture or kill Liu Chan alive. As long as the Hong army goes, or Liu Chan goes, Shu will quickly become a plate of scattered sand. At that time, it will be easy for the king to occupy Yizhou. ”

After finishing the strategy, Lu Xun added another sentence, Sun Quan was overjoyed after hearing it, he stood up excitedly, clapped his hands and said, "Okay!" Good! Good! Bo Yan is really a widow. Sun Quan was not afraid that Lu Xun would be ashamed, and even compared him with Zhang Liang.

"But please keep this matter a secret from the king." Lu Xun said.

"Naturally, few people know how to do it."

Without waiting for the next day, Sun Quan summoned his ministers in the afternoon to announce his latest decision. After all, Lu Xun's strategy is not complicated, and the process of persuading Sun Quan is also very simple, and there is plenty of time at noon.

Of course, the specific plan of action is very complicated, such as how to contact and organize these 50,000 people in normal times, how to smuggle and secretly possess weapons, and so on. These specific courses of action were certainly not planned by these two men at this time. These two people only need to discuss the general direction, and the rest will be completed by the specific executives.

In the afternoon, when the ministers heard that Sun Quan said that they would send 50,000 young men to them according to the requirements of Shu, the audience was in an uproar. Everyone expressed their dissatisfaction, and many people scolded Lu Xun for bewitching the king, and some ministers even impeached him immediately and asked Sun Quan to punish him with death.

Sun Quan knows very well that "if the king is not secret, he will lose his minister, if he is not secret, he will lose his body, and if he is not secret, he will be harmful." It is a gentleman's prudence and not out. Based on the principle of secrecy, he did not tell Lu Xun's strategy, and he did not even say that these young men were selected from the army. After all, the success or failure of this matter depends on whether Shu has discovered their conspiracy in time.

The less people know about confidential matters, the better, and the more people who know, the more danger they are exposed. Therefore, Sun Quan only told the ministers in the court that he agreed to give 50,000 young men to Shu, and the reason was that Lu Xun persuaded him, but as for Lu Xun's reasons for persuading him, he didn't say it, and let the ministers ask Lu Xun themselves.

He did this easily, but Lu Xun was miserable, and he was pulled by a lot of hatred by him. There is no way, who makes him the lord and Lu Xun is the younger brother, and the younger brother must have the consciousness of blocking knives and guns, carrying black pots, and bearing hatred for the eldest brother.

Sun Quan decided the things, it is generally difficult to change, during the Chibi War, he also had to draw out his sword to split the case, and say a few cruel words to show his determination, now he has been in power for a long time, and his prestige is growing, there is no need for these superfluous actions to deter the ministers, as long as he decides something, the ministers basically dare not have too much opposition.

The ministers saw that they could not persuade Sun Quan, so they condemned Lu Xun one after another, Lu Xun did not pay attention to the ministers who bombed him indiscriminately, and still stood in peace on the main hall, until Sun Quan announced his retirement from the court, he went home unhurriedly.

All the attacks seemed to him like a breeze blowing in his face, and they had no effect on him. He could not nor disdained to explain to these ministers, not because he was arrogant, but because of secrecy, and he also knew that with the passage of time, they would naturally understand their good intentions when the cup was finally revealed.

When the time comes, these people who accuse and criticize themselves will definitely praise their wisdom and be impressed by their clever plans. For the last smile, he can endure, he is a tough person, and it is not difficult for him to endure for a moment in exchange for final success.

The Eastern Wu court was still boiling in the coming days, and many ministers were still trying their best to persuade Sun Quan to change his mind, and some ministers continued to play a chapter to impeach and attack Lu Xun. Sun Quan kept all these pieces in the middle, but secretly stepped up the implementation of the 50,000 undercover plan proposed by Lu Xun.